Between Life and Death by Jaclyn Kot

3.74 AVERAGE

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sarahalexis96's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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matcha_moomoo's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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bookbriefs's review against another edition

2.75
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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everythingerynreads's review against another edition

4.0
This was such an intriguing story of Gods and Goddesses with an interesting magic system. The world building and magic explanations were fairly simple to follow, making for an easy introduction into the series. 

The characters are likable and intriguing. I really enjoyed their interactions and bantering. I absolutely love Von in all his dark and mysterious ways. Sage had the potential to be a really great character, and I am really looking forward to seeing her growth and development in the next book!

This has so many twists and turns, and I'm really excited to see where this story takes everyone. I'm looking forward to learning more about the world and all the Gods. 

sabrams_010's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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lostinwords_foundme's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous medium-paced

megannsharkey's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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crooks_book_nook's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I really enjoyed this one! This is a great read for those of you who are into From Blood and Ash and other books like it. Between Life and Death has very similar vibes.

Sage is hiding that she is "cursed" -a label given to those who have additional abilities because of their heritage (they are killed if found out). Her brother is conscripted for the war against the cursed, and everyone knows these soldiers do not come home. Sage is determined to save him and get him away from the war. 

Her adoptive mother, Ezra, connects her with a rebel group of cursed people to help her save Kaleb. Von is the leader of this group and she starts to develop feelings for him. He acts strangely around her and hints that there are things she should be remembering about herself...but we get really big reveals on who everyone is toward the end of the story. You get a huge cliffhanger reveal at the very end.

This is a very well written romantasy, very slow burn, little spice, but I have a feeling it's going to pick up in the next one. I can't wait to dive in!

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

ashleegordon's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
This book was honestly so much better than I thought it would be! Worth the read, writing was beautiful, characters were lovable and I laughed numerous times throughout this book. Plot was good with the perfect amount of spice. 
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bookish_heidi's review

3.0
Between Life & Death was a fun, unique read. Starting out with the cursed being burned on a pyre was definitely a great way to pull you right into the story! 

Read this if you like...
Shadow magic
Crow shifters
A unique magic system (that you learn along the way)
And a batty mother figure